Periodicals, early April
Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
March 2015—
Issue 193
• This issue has a serial by Edward J. Santella, short stories by Jill Hand, Theo Taylor, E.S. Strout, Leland Smithson, and C.H. Kelly, and others.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
April 2015—
Issue 103, cover art by Julie Dillon
• Fiction is by Robert Reed, Berrien C. Henderson, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Emily Devenport, Kage Baker, and Intrapramit Das.
• Nonfiction includes an essay by Julie Novakova on Czech SF, a roundtable on Spanish SF led by Alvaro Zinos Amaro, and an essay on book reviews by Alethea Kontis.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Fantastic Stories of the Imagination
• Original and reprint SF & F; edited by Warren Lapine
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com/
April 2015—
• This issue has an original story by Damien Angelica Walters, flash fiction by Alexis A. Hunter, and reprint fiction and flash fiction by Alison Wilgus, Jay Caselberg, and KJ Kabza.
• Nonfiction includes reviews by Carole McDonnell, Adam-Troy Castro, Steven Sawicki, and Gillian Daniels.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Fireside Magazine
• Quarterly fiction and comics magazine, since 2012, edited and published by Brian White
• Format: Online
• Frequency: quarterly
• http://www.firesidefiction.com/
March 2015—
Issue 21
• This issue has a story by Annie Neugebauer, a serial episode by Lilith Saintcrow, and flash fiction by Aidan Doyle and Rebecca Birch.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Galaxy’s Edge
• Bimonthly online SF ezine, beginning March 2013, edited by Mike Resnick
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.galaxysedge.com/
March 2015—
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Liz Colter, Pat Cadigan, Brad R. Torgersen, Gregory Benford, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Eric Leif Davin, Fabio F. Centamore, Jody Lynn Nye, and Kathleen Conahan.
• There’s also the second part of a serialization of Michael Flynn’s “Melodies of the Heart”.
• Joy Ward has an interview with Jerry Pournelle, and there are columns by Barry Malzberg, Greg Benford, and Paul Cook.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, beginning November 2010, current editor Rashida J. Smith
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
April 2015—
• This month’s story is “Drinking with the Elfin Knight” by Ginger Weil.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Ideomancer
• Speculative fiction, poetry, and reviews, since 2002; publisher and editor Leah Bobet
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://www.ideomancer.com/
March 2015—
Vol. 14 No. 1
• Stories in this issue are by Sonya Taaffe, Brittany Pladek, and Lee S. Hawke.
• Poetry is by Alicia Cole, Steve Klepetar, Yunsheng Jiang, and Sarah Ann Winn.
• There’s also a book review by Liz Bourke.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Intergalactic Medicine Show
• Fiction and interviews, since 2005; publisher and executive editor Orson Scott Card, editor Edmund R. Schubert
• Format: Online, subscription access
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/
March 2015—
Issue 44, cover art by Scott Altmann
• Stories in this issue are by Rob Steiner, Holliann R. Kim, Jakob Drud, Andrea G. Stewart, Stephen Case, and Edmund R. Schubert.
• There’s also an essay on movie and TV franchises by Chris Bellamy, and an interview with, with a ‘vintage fiction’ by, Myke Cole.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Lightspeed
• Science fiction and fantasy stories, original and reprint, plus features; edited by John Joseph Adams; debuted June 2010; combined with former Fantasy Magazine since Jan 2012
• Format: Online; ebook
• Frequency: Monthly issues in ebook formats for purchase; weekly online updates free
• http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/
April 2015—
Issue 59
• Content in this issue — which will be posted online beginning April 7 — include SF stories by Kat Howard, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Jason Gurley, and John Barnes, and fantasy stories by Sonya Taaffe, Joseph Allen Hill, Ken Liu, and Dale Bailey.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Chris Williams and book reviews by Andrew Liptak.
• Exclusive ebook/print content includes a novella by Kate Elliott and novel excerpts by Alessio Lanterna, Ken Liu, and Wesley Chu.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
April 2015—
Issue 31, cover art by Dariusz Zawadzki
• This issue has stories by Desirina Boskovich, Usman T. Malik, Charles Payseur, and Nancy Kilpatrick.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Richard Chizmar and an essay by Seanan McGuire.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Shimmer
• Fantasy fiction, since 2005; senior editor E. Catherine Tobler; electronic only since issue 19
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Bi-monthly
• http://www.shimmerzine.com/
March 2015—
Issue 24
• This issue has stories by Maria Dahvana Headley, K.L. Pereira, Michael Ian Bell, and Sunny Moraine.
• Lois Tilton reviewed the issue here for Locus Online.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)
Uncanny
• Magazine of SF and fantasy, since 2014; edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://uncannymagazine.com/
March/April 2015—
Issue 3, cover art by Carrie Ann Baade
• This issue has fiction by Sofia Samatar, Rosamund Hodge, Kat Howard, Maria Dahvana Headley, Sarah Pinsker, Emily Devenport, and Fran Wilde, plus a classic fiction by Ellen Klages.
• Poetry is by C.S.E. Cooney, Jennifer Crow, and M Sereno.
• There are also interviews with C.S.E. Mooney, Sofia Samatar, and Ellen Klages, and essays by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Stephanie Zvan, Ytasha L. Womack, L.M. Myles, and Amal El-Mohtar.
(Sat 4 Apr 2015)